THREE CROSSES BBQ MD
Rating
1531
peak 1531
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-04-19
latest 2019-05-17
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 2%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.41)
Road miles
108
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 108 mi
Storylines
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 54-team field at Interstate BBQ Festival.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 54 at their very first tracked contest, Interstate BBQ Festival (2019-04-19).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MD first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.9772 | 165.0972 | 168.54 | top 9% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 170.2856 | 164.5256 | 167.41 | top 4% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
| MD | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Interstate BBQ Festival (2019-04-19)
- Wins it all in 100% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 335.94
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 336.5028 | 335.94 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 1 / 44 (336.5028) | 2 (171.9772) | 3 (164.5256) | — | — |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 1 / 54 (335.3828) | 7 (165.0972) | 1 (170.2856) | — | — |